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them, were represented by Peter, and since they are the persons who are to instruct others, therefore the Lord said to him when he replied that he loved Him, that he "should feed His lambs and sheep," from which considerations it is very evident that Peter represented truth derived from the good of love to the Lord, wherefore also he was now called "Simon," [son of] Jonas ;" for by "Simon of Jonas" is signified faith grounded in charity, by "Simon" hearing and obedience, and by "Jonas" a dove, by which is signified charity: that they, who are principled in the doctrine grounded in love to the Lord, are to instruct those who were of the Lord's church, is understood by the Lord's question, "Lovest thou Me?" and afterwards by the words, "Feed My lambs, and My sheep ;" not that Peter only was to instruct, but all those who were represented by Peter, viz. those, as was said, who are principled in love to the Lord, and are thence from the Lord in truths. Peter being "three times" interrogated, signified a full time from the beginning of the church to its end, for "three" have this signification; wherefore when he was questioned a third time, it is said that Peter was sorrowful; and whereas the third interrogation signified the end of the church, therefore now follow these words of the Lord to Peter, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, when thou wast young thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest, but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. And when He had said this, He said to him, Follow Me; but Peter turning, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who lay on His breast at supper. Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, but what [shall] this [man do?] Jesus saith unto him. If I will that he remain till I come, what [is that] to thee? Follow thou Me. Then went forth this saying among the brethren, that that disciple should not die; yet Jesus said not to him that he should not die, but, if I will that he remain till I come, what [is that] to thee?" What the above words signify, cannot be known to any one, unless he knows that by "Peter" is signified faith grounded in charity, and likewise faith without charity; faith grounded in charity at the church's commencement, and faith without charity at the end of the church; thus that by "Peter," when he was "young," is signified the faith of the commencing church, and by him when he became "old," the faith of the closing church, and that by "girding and walking" is signified to learn truths, and to live according to them; hence it is evident, that by saying to him, "When thou wast

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young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest," is signified that the church in its beginning will be instructed in truths which are derived from good, and by them will be led of the Lord; and that by the words, "When thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldest not,' is signified that the church, in its end, will not know truths but falses, which are of faith without charity, and will be led by them; to "gird himself," signifies to be instructed in truths, the same as being clothed, because garments signify truths clothing good, and "to walk," signifies to live according to them; hence "to gird himself," and "to walk whither he would," signifies to look around freely, and to see truths, and to do them; but "to stretch out the hands," signifies not to be in that freedom, for the hands signify the power of truth from its understanding and perception, and "to stretch out the hands," signifies not to have that power, hence neither the freedom of thinking and of seeing truth; "another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldest not," signifies that those things are to be acknowledged as truths which another dictates, and himself does not see, as is the case at this day with the tenet concerning faith alone. This faith is now understood by Peter, wherefore it is said, that Peter being turned, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, following, and that he said concerning him, But what [shall] this [man do?] also that Jesus said to Peter, " What [is that] to thee?" By the disciple following Jesus, are signified goods of life, which are good works, and that these were not to perish at the end of life, is described by following in the above passage. From these considerations it may be manifest, that by Peter is also signified faith separate from charity, as likewise when Peter "three times denied the Lord;" likewise when the Lord, turning from Peter, said to him, "Get thee behind Me, Satan, thou art a scandal to Me, because thou savourest not the things which be of God, but those which be of men;" and when the Lord said to him, "Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he might sift you as wheat." All these passages are adduced to the intent that it may be known, that by Peter in the evangelists, in the representative sense, is signified truth derived from good which is from the Lord, also faith grounded in charity; and likewise in the opposite sense truth separate from good, which in itself is false, also faith separate from charity, which in itself is not faith. A. E. 820. See also Exposition, chap. i. 42.

By Peter in the above passage is signified truth without

good, or faith separate from good works, such as faith will be at the end of the church, as above; and whereas by John are signified the good things of charity, which are called good works, and these appertain to those who constitute the Lord's church, therefore John, not Peter, followed the Lord, and it was said by the Lord to Peter, on his asking, "But what [shall] this [man do?] If I will that he remain till I come, what is that] to thee? do thou follow me;" by which is meant, that still the good of charity was to remain with those who were of the Lord, even to the end of the church, and when there is a new church, and not with those who are in faith separate from that good, which is signified by those words to Peter, "What [is that] to thee?" A. E. 821. See also A. C. 6073.

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Inasmuch as John represented the good of life, and Peter the truth of faith, therefore "John lay at the Lord's breast,' and followed Jesus, but not Peter, John xxi. 18-23; the Lord also said concerning John, "that he should remain till He came," verses 22, 23, thus to the present day, which is the Lord's advent; wherefore also the good of life is now taught from the Lord for those who shall be of His new church, which is the New Jerusalem. A. R. 16.

Verses 19-23. Follow me, &c.-Works are the complex of all things of charity and faith pertaining to man, and the life causes charity to be charity and faith to be faith, thus good; therefore the Lord loved John above the rest of the disciples, and he lay on His breast at supper, for by him the goods or works of charity were represented, on which account also the Lord said to him "Follow me;" not to Peter, by whom was represented faith, wherefore faith, which is Peter, says, with indignation, Lord, but what is this [man]? Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me," whereby also was predicted that faith would despise works, and that still they appertain to the Lord. A. C. 6073.

Verse 22. What is that to thee?-Peter, James, and John, represented faith, charity, and good works, in their order; Peter faith, James charity, and John good works; hence it was that the Lord said to Peter, when Peter saw John following the Lord, What is that to thee, Peter? follow thou Me John, for Peter said of John, "What shall this man do?" and the Lord's answer signified that they would follow the Lord who do good works. A. E. 785.

Verse 24. This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, &c.-See Exposition, chap. i. 7, 8; viii. 17, 18; xix. 35.

Verse 25. Amen.-In the Hebrew tongue "amen" signifies truth; and whereas all truth which is truth, is divine, therefore"amen," when it is said in the Word, signifies divine confirmation; for truth confirms all things, and Divine Truth [confirms] Itself; and whereas the Lord was Divine Truth Itself when He was in the world, therefore He so often said "AMEN." A. E. 34. See also Exposition, chap. xiii. 16, 20, 21.

TRANSLATOR'S NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS.

CHAPTER XXI.

VERSE 15.-Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these?-It is remarkable that in thrice repeating the question to Simon Peter, "Lovest thou Me," the Lord applies the term, ayanάw, and in thrice answering the question, Simon Peter applies the term paw, which denotes the affection of friendship, more than of love, such being the affection by which all are influenced who are in the good of truth represented by Simon Peter.

Verse 16. He saith unto him, Take charge of My sheep.What is here rendered, "Take charge of," is expressed by the term feed, in the common version of the New Testament; but in the original Greek the term here used is Tolμaive, which properly signifies to watch over, or take charge of, as a shepherd watches over, or takes charge of, his sheep; whereas, to feed is expressed by the Greek Bookw, as it occurs at verse 15, and again at verse 17. It is of importance, therefore, that the distinction between the two terms should be noted, because the internal sense is affected by it.

Verse 17. And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I love Thee.-It is observable that in the original Greek two distinct terms are here applied to express "thou knowest," the first being derived from the verb, dw, and the second from the verb yow, thus marking two distinct degrees of knowledge.

THE END.

INDEX

OF VARIOUS

TERMS, SUBJECTS, AND CORRESPONDENCES,

WHICH ARE MORE OR LESS EXPLAINED IN THE FOREGOING EXPOSITION.

Aaron, chapter xix. verses 23, 24.

Abode (Lord's with man), xiv. 20, 21,

23, 24.

Abraham, viii, 33, 34.
Accommodation, i. 18.
Accuser, viii. 10.

Acknowledgment (of Lord), iii. 15, 35,
36; iv. 20-23; v. 8, 9; viii. 24;
xi. 25; xii. 13, 25, 39, 40, 48; xiv.
23; xv. 18-25.
Action-reaction, xv. 10, 26.
Adam, vi. 40, 57; xviii. 1.
Adjunction, xvii. 17.

Adulterers-Adultery, ii. 1; viii. 2—11;
xiii. 17.

Affection, i. 14; xi. 1, 3, 5.

Affection of truth, viii. 31, 32; x. 16;
xi. 1, 3, 5.

Affections of truth and good, xii. 24.
Affinities, i. 12-14.

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Apostles, xv. 26.

Appearances, vii. 17; xiii. 31, 32.

Application, i. 18.

Approach (to) vi. 44; xiv. 11.

Arcanum (an, not known before), xv. 26.

Arise (to) viii. 8, 9; xi. 29.

Arm (of Lord), xii. 38.

Ascend-descend, i. 51; iii. 13.

Ascension, xx. 17.

Ask (to), xiv. 13; xvi. 23.

Asia, ix. 40, 41; xii. 31.

Aspect, xv, 4.

Ass, xii. 14, 15.

Atmospheres (spiritual and natural) i. 10.
Atonement, i. 18.

Attraction, iii. 16; xii. 32.

Autumn, ii. 19; xii. 24.
Avarice, xiii. 4—17.

Awake (to be), xi. 11.

Backward, i. 28.

Banquets, xiii. 2.

Baptism, i. 25, 26, 28, 32, 33; iii. 3, 5:

vii. 22, 23.
Barley, vi. 9.
Basilisk, xv. 1.
Bason, xiii. 5, 10.
Bat, xv. 1.
Beasts, x. 12, 13.
Bed, v. 8.

Beget (to), xvi. 21.

Beginning (the), i. 1—3; 1—14.
Believe (to), i. 12-14; iii. 36; iv. 39,
41; vi. 28, 29, 36, 40, 69; xx. 29,
31.

Belly, vi. 70, 71; vii. 37, 39.
Betrayed, xix. i. 1.

Birth, i. 12-14; xvi. 21.

Blameless, ix. 40, 41.

Blessed-Blessing. xv. 8.

Blind, v. 3; ix. 1-33, 39-41.

Blood, i. 12-14; iii. 16; vi. 50-58;
xix. 34.

Body (Lord's), ii. 19, 21.

Body (mystical), vi. 50—58, 69; xv. 4.
Boiled, xxi. 9.

Bone, xix. 36.
Borders, ii. 19.

Born, i. 12-14; iii. 3—8.
Bosom, xiii. 23.

Bound (the), xi. 44.

Boundaries, i. 28.

Bramble, xv. 1.

Branches, xii. 13; xv. 1.

Brass-Brazen, iii. 14, 15.

Bread, vi. 30-33; 34; 47, 51; 49; 50-

58; xiii. 2; xxi. 1—13.

Break (to), xix. 36.

Breast, xii. 3; xiii. 23; xix. 34.

Breathe (to), v. 26; xx. 22.

Breath of lives, v. 26.

Bride, ii. 1; iii. 29.

Bridegroom, ii. 1; iii. 29; 30-32; x.

1, 2.

Bring forth (to), xv. 10; xvi. 21, 22.
Brother-Brethren, xx. 17.

Burial, xi. 17; xii. 7; xix. 1; xx. 17.
Burnt-offerings, vi. 47-51.
Buy (to), ii. 14.

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